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What does erode mean?

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Verb
  1. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion or chemical reaction.
  2. (figuratively) To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
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Yields on bonds are so low that any future inflation is likely to erode the rates of return on government bonds bought today.
Most of the fields are class 2 or 3 soils because of their rockiness and steep slope, which make them erode easily.
A competitor might erode the outlet's competitive advantage by offering natural beef through traditional channels.
Even laziness, inattention and simple absorption in the mundane can gradually erode the capacities in which this property resides.
We can help erode the power of these Big Brothers by highlighting some home truths.
There, seepage could erode and slough away prized fossil-bearing formations.

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